What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8593 and 8606?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8593 and 8606 is 13.

GCF(8593,8606) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8593 and 8606, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8593 and 8606.

How to find the GCF of 8593 and 8606?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8593 and 8606. After we will calculate the factors of 8593 and 8606 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8593

Prime factors of 8593 are 13, 661. Prime factorization of 8593 in exponential form is:

8593 = 13¹ × 661¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8606

Prime factors of 8606 are 2, 13, 331. Prime factorization of 8606 in exponential form is:

8606 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 331¹

Step-3: Factors of 8593

List of positive integer factors of 8593 that divides 8593 without a remainder.

1, 13, 661

Step-4: Factors of 8606

List of positive integer factors of 8606 that divides 8593 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 331, 662, 4303

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8593 and 8606. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8593 and 8606 is 13.

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